Name _______________________________________________ Date ____________
Comma Practice Worksheet 1
Directions: Add commas where necessary in the following sentences. If a sentence is
correct, circle the number.
1. The sick woman tried calling for an appointment but no one answered.
2. Janice bought three new outfits yesterday and returned them this morning.
3. Kevin went to the fair because of the number of free performances and because of the
gigantic corn cobs for sale at the food booths.
4. She opened her mouth to scream but no sound came out of it.
5. The hikers accidently traveled across the Iranian border and they spent nearly two years in
prison before they were released.
6. Mary forgot to return the ice cubes to the freezer so they melted.
7. Sporting the newest fall fashions the model confidently walked to the front of the stage.
8. Trying to improve her grades was harder to do than she had imagined it would be.
9. At the racetrack Michael nearly doubled his original bet.
10. Because the state has budget problems many community colleges have cut their number of
class offerings.
11. As a result fewer students are able to graduate in the traditional two-year time period.
12. Unfortunately the budget crisis won’t end soon.
13. The names Adolph Judas and Lucifer have negative connotations.
14. Eating out for dinner and using a charge card to pay for it are common behaviors today.
15. The job involves typing answering the phone filing and reading reports.
16. The sleek shiny car was the young man’s pride and joy.
17. Among the boxes in the garage was one valuable painting.
18. The kittens were piled on top of a warm fluffy blanket.
19. At the antique show Wanda purchased an old porcelain doll.
20. Sam soaked his shoes when he fell into the rushing shallow creek.
21. San Francisco which is in California was once destroyed by fire.
22. The Hilltop Folk Festival planned for late July should attract many tourists.
23. The person who vandalized the apartment building was never caught.
24. My mother who is known for her love of children started the first day care center in this city.
25. The city that I was born in is Bakersfield.
26. Jesse Jackson a civil rights activist runs an organization called the Rainbow Coalition.
27. Mrs. Rodriguez asked her daughter “Are you sassing me?”
28. “I am sorry” replied her daughter “for misbehaving and talking back to you.”
29. The young actor his muscles bulging and rippled was the star of the action film.
30. The moon unlike our sun reflects rather than generates light.
31. The English 50 FEE for our class is set for Monday November 28 during our regular class
period.
32. When Norma was swimming she took short powerful strokes.
33. Of course students who have previously paced the FEE will not have to take it again.
34. Max joined a gym that had a pool and he swam there every morning.
35. Max’s sister also joined the gym but only swam there twice a week.
36. The officer gave Andrew the ticket for traveling faster than the posted limit.
37. I hope students enjoyed reading the short story “The Lesson.”
38. My youngest brother Robert has decided to join the Marines.
39. Emily is excited about Halloween and wants to be a pirate or a witch.
40. Knowing comma rules helps students to use them correctly in their papers.